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POWER PRICES

Energy Minister implores municipalities to heed Nersa's tariff guidelines

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Energy Minister Dipuo Peters on Thursday implored South Africa's municipalities to heed the energy regulator's guidelines on how the tariff increases granted to Eskom should be passed on to residential consumers. In the past, municipal...

By: Terence Creamer

25 Feb 10

TARIFF STRUCTURE

Regulator sets much-vaunted block tariff structure in motion

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The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) offered the first practical glimpse on Wednesday of what the long-awaited "residential inclining block rate tariff structure" would mean, when approving tariff hikes for Eskom under the...

By: Terence Creamer

24 Feb 10

POWER & MUNICIPALITIES

Nersa moves to prevent municipalities from milking Eskom price hike

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South Africa municipalities will not be able to simply pass on the full nominal power price increases approved for implementation by national utility Eskom, with the energy regulator announcing guidelines on Wednesday that should hopefully prevent...

By: Terence Creamer

24 Feb 10

ELECTRICITY TARIFFS

Nersa approves 24,8% Eskom tariff hike for 2010, followed by two more of 25%-plus

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The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) has approved an Eskom power tariff increases of 24,8% as from April, 1, 2010, and subsequent increase of 25,8% and 25,9% for 2011/12 and 2012/13 respectively, chairperson Cecilia Khuzwayo...

By: Terence Creamer

24 Feb 10

ELECTRICITY

Govt supports gradual, not rapid, Eskom hike - Peters

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The National Energy Regulator of South Africa will on Wednesday make the much-anticipated announcement regarding the increase in Eskom's electricity rates over the next three years and while the utility has asked for a 35% a year increase, the...

By: Margie Inggs

23 Feb 10

ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE

Competitive bidding may be preferable to licensing, energy regulator muses

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South Africa should possibly consider replacing the current licencing process for large energy infrastructure projects, such as fuel pipelines and power plants, with a competitive bidding arrangement, National Energy Regulator of South Africa's...

By: Terence Creamer

09 Feb 10

AUTO INDUSTRY

Take a leaf from our book and cut costs, component makers tell Eskom

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Vehicle manufacturers require their component suppliers to achieve real savings of 3% a year, and should Eskom be tasked with a similar 3% a year savings in primary energy and operating costs, the cumulative savings in five years would be...

By: Irma Venter

21 Jan 10

NERSA HEARINGS

Cosatu will ‘take to the streets' if Eskom tariff approved

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Cosatu promised on Wednesday it will "take to the streets" if Eskom is allowed to increase its electricity tariff by 35% a year for the next three years. The federation's provincial secretary in the Western Cape, Tony Ehrenreich, said at a...

By: Sapa

20 Jan 10

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